Main Menu

Featured Posts

Tune in December 24th at 6pm for a half hour Detroit 2020 special featuring some of the area’s most unique, fun and delicious eateries. It’s Food for the Soul Featuring these special places: Hygrade Deli Parks Old Style Bar-B-Q Cheyne Modern Bakery Princess Bakery Loui’s Pizza Motown Soup Up South Produce Truck Ernies Market

One of the hottest mens fashion designers in the worls right now is opening a new store on Woodward. John Varvatos, a Detroit native, says returning to the city is an exciting opportunity. When asked if opening a store that sells $200+ T-shirts makes business sense in economically troubled city, he said he just has to go with his gut…

The Detroit Fire Department is known worldwide for getting the job done. They simply know how to put out a fire better than anyone else. Detroit 2020 followed a recruit through the Fire Academy, all the way to his first day on the job, and discovered a hero in the making back in his own neighborhood, on watch, keeping his…

Detroit’s historic St. Josaphat Catholic Church remains closed while a fund-raising effort to repair the iconic main steeple continues.
Kevin Piotrowski, parish council president, told Detroit 2020 that approximately $25,000 has been raised since the Save our Steeples campaign was launched Dec. 2.

We’ve heard from many of you who enjoyed our Detroit 2020 special, Detroit Gems.
Detroit 2020 showcased some of the Detroit Gems we told you about during 2013. We’re happy to tell you there will be an encore showing of the Detroit Gems special on Saturday, December 28th at from 1 to 1:30 p.m. on Channel 7.

Preliminary work is underway in downtown Detroit on the M-1 Rail. Crews began utility relocation work along Woodward Avenue on Friday. It’s the first step toward construction of the 3.3 mile streetcar system. Public access to businesses will not be prevented by the work.

This week’s “Made in America” segment on ABC World News With Diane Sawyer featured Detroit’s own Shinola Watch company. You may remember that we featured Shinola in a Detroit 2020 report back in February.

Sidebar

Our Mission

Detroit 2020 is a WXYZ commitment to address the challenges facing the region. We will work side by side with our communities to listen, talk and take action. Our goal is to unify, inspire change and help make Detroit a better place to live, work and raise families.

Connect With 2020

Tell us your story!

Detroit 2020 is committed to bringing positive change to Detroit and our entire region. Our goal is to unify, inspire change and help make Detroit a better place to live, work and raise families by the year 2020.
Are you working to make a difference in your community...or do you know someone who is?
Is there something great happening that…

Person of the Week

You're probably one of the million-plus people who have seen the Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Choir's cover of the Pharrell's hit song, "Happy". The video's infectious energy and cute kids made it a viral video sensation attracting the attention of Good Morning America, The Ellen Show, The Today…

Our Partners

Detroit 2020 is proud to be a partner with the New Michigan Media to highlight the inspiring stories in communities around the area and to showcase our rich diversity. Click on the links below to newspapers that are part of the New Michigan Media.